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Kingdon review of children's hearing services

Publications related to the independent review of children's hearing services, which was chaired by Dr Camilla Kingdon.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 10 November 2025

In April 2025 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care appointed Dr Camilla Kingdon to chair an independent review of children’s hearing services (paediatric audiology). The review considered:

• NHS England’s response to the service failures in children’s hearing services
• how the relevant governance arrangements between NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care could be improved, and identify lessons learned
• how NHS England’s handling of any future service failures in similar services could be improved, and identify lessons learned

Kingdon review publications

• Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: final report
  • 10 November 2025
  • Independent report
• Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to Dr Camilla Kingdon
  • 10 November 2025
  • Correspondence
• Kingdon review of children's hearing services
  • 9 May 2025
  • Closed call for evidence
• Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: terms of reference
  • 14 April 2025
  • Guidance

Published 10 November 2025